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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 470 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Aisha
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Riya (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Ananya (d) paints
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Isha (d) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Yash
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Farhan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) Kavya (d) blue
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Saanvi (c) box (d) opens
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Meera
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Dev (c) painted (d) wall
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a new kite every day.” (a) Tara (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Kunal
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Rahul
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) colourful (d) drew

Answer key

  1. carried
  2. eats
  3. writes
  4. sang
  5. reads
  6. rides
  7. paints
  8. reads
  9. carries
  10. painted
  11. draws
  12. eats
  13. rode
  14. opens
  15. buys
  16. buys
  17. eats
  18. rides
  19. rides
  20. reads
  21. draws
  22. flies
  23. painted
  24. carries
  25. eats
  26. reads
  27. drew
  28. carries
  29. rides
  30. kicks
  31. flies
  32. buys
  33. kicks
  34. carried
  35. carries
  36. rode
  37. kicks
  38. carries
  39. draws
  40. drew

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